■ noun
1》 archaic an inhabitant of a town or borough with full rights of citizenship.
2》 Brit. historical a Member of Parliament for a borough, corporate town, or university.
3》 (in the US and historically in the UK) a magistrate or member of the governing body of a town.
Origin
ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr. burgeis , from late L. burgus 'castle, fort' (in med. L. 'fortified town'); related to borough .